How technology is making life better and more fun for dementia sufferers

FROM insoles with GPS tracking to robot nursing home staff, automation is increasingly being harnessed to care for our elderly. Now technology is to be put at the heart of dementia care, according to a new strategy from an Edinburgh-based care provider. The new approach, by housing and care firm Viewpoint, is being launched to coincide with Dementia Awareness Week, which begins tomorrow, and it includes the installation of a “magic table" – a light projector which encourages fun and playfulness for residents – in all four of its Edinburgh care homes. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16266063.How_technology_is_making_life_better_and_more_fun_for_dementia_sufferers/